SetAccountPassword

This function sets the password of the specified account.

Syntax

bool setAccountPassword ( account theAccount, string password )

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Note: This function is also a static function underneath the Account class.

Method: account:setPassword(...)

Variable: .password

Required Arguments

• theAccount: the account whos password you want to set
• password: the password

Returns

Returns true if the password was set correctly, false otherwise.

Limits

• Minimal account password length is 1 character.
• Maximum account password length is 30 characters.
• Account password can not be equal to "*****"

Example

This example allows a user to change their password with a command.

function ChangePlayerPassword(player,command,oldpass,newpass)
	-- get the account the player is currently logged into
	local account = getPlayerAccount(player)
	if (account) then
		-- if its only a guest account, do not allow the password to be changed
		if (isGuestAccount(account)) then
			outputChatBox("You must be logged into an account to change your password.",player) 
			-- end the function
			return
		end
		
		-- check that the old password is correct
		local password_check = getAccount(getPlayerUserName(player),oldpass)
		if (oldpass==password_check) then
			-- check the length of the new password
			if (string.len(newpass)>=5) then
				setAccountPassword(account,newpass)
			else
				outputChatBox("Your new password must be at least 5 characters long.",player)
			end
		else
			outputChatBox("Old password invalid.",player)
		end
	end

addCommandHandler("changepass",ChangePlayerPassword)

See Also

• addAccount
• copyAccountData
• getAccount
• getAccountData
• getAccountName
• getAccountPlayer
• getAccountSerial
• getAccounts
• getAccountsBySerial
• getAllAccountData
• getPlayerAccount
• isGuestAccount
• logIn
• logOut
• removeAccount
• setAccountData
• setAccountPassword
• getAccountByID
• getAccountID
• getAccountIP
• getAccountsByData
• getAccountsByIP
• setAccountName